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the magazine that separates the chic from the thick. We've lined up another
whole parade of goodies for you in this issue — a colour poster of Debbie
Harry, interviews with full colour pictures of Kate Bush (at last!) and The
Damned, not forgetting Bob Geldof who's colourful enough anyway! Then
there's another chance to win a mini-TV with Police albums for the
runners-up, and your usual songwords, news and reviews, and last — and
certainly not least — your free badge, exclusive to Smash Hits. Neat, isn't it?
If you fancy all five, there's no need to despair — just turn to page 31 where
you'll find details of how to get them all. Right, enough talk — on with the
action!
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GOODBYE STRANGER Supertramp
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YOU'VE GOT MY NUMBER Undertones
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CHARADE The Skids
ANARCHY IN THE U.K. The Sex Pistols
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SING A HAPPY SONG The O'Jays
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NOW IT'S GONE The Chords
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BIRD SONG
By Lene Lovich on Stiff Records
A little bird told me you were untrue
Even though t had faith in you
I believed the lying words
Of the sly little bird
So with the bird one day you flew away
I woke up too late you had gone
Fading on with the song
Of the hurting little bird
Chorus
Still I watch the sky
Still I wonder why
Still I hope that i can carry on
K I can be strong
If you hear my song
You'll know that It was wrong to say goodbye
Such a cold bird so hard captured your heart
Does it matter I am falling apart
Breaking fast as the flesh
Of a dead little bird
Repeat chorus to fade
Words and music by Lene Lovich/Les Chappell.
Reproduced by permission © PRS/Copyright Control.
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You say you don't love ma
Well that's alright with ma
Cause I'm in love with you
And I wouldn't want you doing ttilngs
You don't want to do
Oh you know I've always wanted you
To be in love with me
And it took so long to realise
The way things have to be
I wanted to live in a dream
That couldn't be real
And I'm starting to understand now
The way that you feel
You say you don't
You say you don't
You say you don't love ma
Wall that's alright with me 'cause
I have got the time
To waft in casa soma day
You maybe change your mind
I've decided not to make the same
Mistakes this time around
As I'm tired of having heartaches
I've been thinking and I've found
I don'f want to live in a dream
I want something real
And I think I understand now the way
That you feel
You say you don't
You say you don't
You say you don't
You say you don't
You say you don't
You say you don't love ma
Well that's alright wfth ma
I'm not in love with you
I just want us to do the things
We both want to do
Though I've got this special faallng
I'd be wrong to call ft love
For the word entails a few thing*
That I would be well rid of
I've no need to live in a dream
ft's finally real
And I hope you now understand
This feeling I feel
You say you don't
You say you don't
You say you don't love me
You say you don't love me
You say you don't love me
Words and music by Pete Shelley.
Reproduced by permission Virgin Music.
UNDERTONES
Yttu've got my number
Why don't you use it
You know my name ^
You won't abuse it
If you wanna, wanna, wanna, wanna, wanna have someone to talk to
I'll pick you up In my car
Take you home it's not far
If you wanna, wanna, wanna, wanna, wanna have someone to talk to
Do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, etc.
Why don't you ring my number
Why don't you ring my number now
Don't say good-bye
I couldn't stand it
You got my number
Why don't you use it
Words and music by John O'Neill. Reproduced by permission Warner Bros. Music.
on Sire Records
SMASH HITS 5
The Fastest Lip On Vinyl
WHEN THE Boomtown
Rats started their
29-date British tour at
the end of September they set off
with their position at the top of
the British First Division secure.
With two successive number
ones behind them in "Rat Trap"
and "I Don't Lilte IVIondays", the
Rats are hoping for a third with
"Diamonds Smile". Their new
album "The Fine Art Of
Surfacing" is certain to repeat
the success of "A Tonic For The
Troops" which, as Head Rat Bob
Geldof enjoys pointing out, has
been a permanent fixture on the
album charts for much of 1979.
"IVIondays" has sold a million
in the UK and chalked up high
chart placings in most of the
Western World. All that stands in
their way now is the US of A.
"To be more than honest with
you," says Modest Bob, "I don't
give a monkey's about making it
in America, but it would be nice."
C'mon Bob, surely an ego as vast
as yours would be ecstatic to
know that millions of young
Americans had taken you to their
hearts and wallets.
THE TIME is 2pm. Geldof has
been awake since noon after
finally crashing out at four that
same morning. He looks like he
last made contact with a razor
blade several days ago. With his
gangling limbs, the effect is that
of a dishevelled ape.
He's spent a sizeable
proportion of the year in
America. At the beginning of '79
he and the Rats' pyjamaed
pianist Johnny Fingers spent
over a month touring the States
giving interviews to the media.
And it was during this visit that
Geldof wrote "Mondays". He
takerijp the story: "I was doing
a radio interview in Atlanta with
Fingers and there was a telex
machine beside me. I read it as it
came out (he refers to the news
that Californian schoolgirl
Brenda Spencer had that
morning shot two people. When
asked why, she replied, "I don't
like Mondays").
"Not liking Mondays for a
reason for doing somebody in is
a bit strange. I was thinking
about it on the way back to the
hotel, and I just said 'Silicone
chip inside her head had
switched to overloadM wrote
that down. And the journalists
interviewing her said. Tell me
why?' It was such a senseless
act.
"It was the perfect senseless
act and this was the perfect
senseless reason for doing it. So
perhaps I wrote the perfect
senseless song to illustrate it. It
wasn't an attempt to exploit
tragedy."
6 SMASH HITS
1 tlilnlc in one liners a lot" says Bob Geldof.
Steve Clarice takes dictation.
When Brenda Spencer's family
got wind of Geldof's song, an
attempt was made to prevent
the record from being released in
America. After a certain amount
of legal wrangling, CBS Records
have been given the go-ahead to
issue "Mondays".
Ironically it was in America
that The Rats first played
"Mondays" live, although that
was before it had attracted any
infamy. Says Bob: "When I wrote
it I thought it was a B-side, but
after it went down so well
onstage in America I started to
think maybe it was okay.
"So when it was released as a
single I thought either it's going
to be a stiff or be huge. When it
was number one I thought,
'Great, that means they can't say
we're a flash in the pan.' Now my
aim is to beat Frank Ifield and
have three number one singles."
Geldof laughs at the idea.
"I'm very proud of the fact that
each single has been radically
different to the last. The new
one's different again. I'm also
quite glad of the fact that we've
never been regarded as just a
singles band."
AFTER living with the new album
for weeks on end, he finds it
difficult to talk about. "The only
indication 'Mondays' would give
towards it is that we've used
more keyboards," he says. The
songs on the new album tend to
be fairly introspective. See, I
don't like to make dogmatic
statements. I would like people
to interpret the songs to their
own ends. What can I tell ya7
They're ten songs. I can't say
they're this or they're that. It's
the reviewers who actually point
out things I've never noticed
before."
Not surprisingly Geldof hasn't
always got kind words for critics.
He was annoyed when "Rat
Trap" fell under the critics'
hatchets. "I think that was
inexcusable," he complains,
"'cause 'Rat Trap' wasn't a bad
song. It came out the same week
as The Jam's 'Down In The Tube
Station At Midnight' and the two
were compared.
"It was kind of 'What does
Geldof know about street
gangs?' whereas Weller would
know a lot," he says dryly. "What
does he know living in Woking?
And why shouldn't I know? I
wouldn't mind but the character
of the story is a guy I worked
with in the meat factory in Dublin
and the entire incident is true.
'There are press guys that
hate me 'cause we're the very
antithesis of what they consider
rock bands should be at the
current time. I imagine I'd hate
myself if I was a journalist, you
know."
FOR ALL that's been said about
Geldof's alleged arrogance he
appears to be coping remarkably
well with success. He clearly
thrives on fame, while having no
illusions about it.
"I'm aware of the fact that I'm
supposed to be Mister Articulate
and to a large extent it bores me.
I'm aware of the fact that I'm
good for a laugh on a chat show.
I'm aware of the fact that if they
need a young man who's not
going to make a fool of himself
on a TV show they gat good old
Bob Geldof.
"He'll come out with a few
long words. I dig being on TV. It
doesn't needle me that people
think of me as the tame punk
'cause I was never a punk In the
first place. To a large section of
the public I'm not tame. They
have this picture of me attacking
Vidal Sassoon on the Eamonn
Andrews show. It's just that I
couldn't tolerate him. If they're
talking nonsense then I will say
that."
Back in '77, or thereabouts,
Geldof was quoted as saying that
he wanted to be rich and
successful, heresey to the
then-emergent new wave with
their threadbare ideals. Now he'd
like to redefine his position.
"It was glib at the time in '77
when I said I want to be rich and
famous. I think in one liners a lot.
Because everybody was being
pompous about tearing down
society and I can never tolerate
that. I can't stand the moral
attitude that exists in a lot of the
English press that says that it's
somehow more morally correct
to live in a tenement as a rock
band than it is to live in a normal
house.
"Most people tend to forget
that most guys are in bands
precisely to escape that
environment. That irritates me
and what I meant by rich was not
in fact the money, but the
freedom it would give me to live
outside the constraints of
society.
"I've made more money in the
last two years than the average
guy my age would have ever
made. But the point is it's not
fabulous. I am by no means even
one eighth of a way to being a
millionaire.
As yet Geldof doesn't even
own a car. He says: "I'm thinking
of getting one but I haven't yet
had the time. I'll probably get an
old Volvo or something like that
for around £1,000. 1 can't buy a
new one. In terms of wealth
that's about where I'm at.
His relationship with Paula
Yates is the one area of his life
where he does find being in the
public eye a pain.
"I can't help who I fall in love
with," he moans, "Everyone has
told me it's a bad PR angle. I get
harangued by the band, I get
harangued by most people to
underplay her before it turns out
like a Rod and Britt thing. And it
does seem like Rod and Britt.
What am I to do? Not go out with
her? If it backfires, too bad. I will
live my life as I see fit. Always."
Geldof has never denied his
[ove for the Rolling Stones. And
he still has a lot of time for Mick
Jagger: "I respect Jagger 'cause I
imagine he goes home at night,
puts on a couple of records and
rings up a mate and probably
goes round to their place and
plays guitar. I've always figured
Jagger was very much into
I music. What is it, eighteen years
since The Stones began? — I
;respect people who can stHI
fbring out things like 'Miss You',
^hey are pop music geniuses and
I respect that.
I "I respect Johnny Rotten. I
(espect his honesty. I respect his
faivete. I've met the guy a few
imes. I think he lies a bit to
Himself and to people in general,
^ut I think that's^art of what he
sees he has to do. I respect what
the Pistols did enormously, even
though I do accept the fact that a
lot of it was manipulation.
"But I think Johnny Rotten
w^nt along with it knowing full
well what was happening. What
they achieved can never be
ur^erestimated. They also had
the potential of literally
becoming a super huge band,
pli^s the skill to do !t and he just
turned his back on it and I
respect that immensely.
"Much as people cannot
tolerate Paul McCartney the guy
hasfwritten some classic songs. I
cankio without Dylan to a large
extent now. John Lennon I
respect incredibly. Bowie I dig. In
the '70$ he stands high above
everybody else and the reason
for that is because he's so
star^lingly original, so brilliantly
creative. His ideas. His
con^mmate skill. He's one of
the dniy rock and roll stars
whoire artists.
"I describe myself as a rock
and roll hack. I don't think any of
our spngs will stand up to
immortality and I don't care. The
last thing I'm interested in is the
eternal."
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RICHARD DUDANSKI, drummer
with Public Image for the last five
months, has quit the band after a
series of differences of opinion.
No definite replacement has been
announced yet but Karl Burns,
late of Manchester band The Fall,
is known to have been jamming
with the band.
HUGHCORNWELLofThe
Stranglers releases his first solo
album at the beginning of
November. Entitled "Nosferatu"
(a Transylvanian name for a
vampire), it was recorded nearly
a year ago in America with help
from various members of Frank
Zappa's and Captain Beefheart's
bands.
SAY HELLO to Four Be Two, a
naw band featuring a certain iVIr.
Lydon on lead vocals. The Lydon
in question is Jimniy, younger
brother of famous John, and
that's him third from the left in
the picture. The Sid Vicious
ioolt-alike doing a B. Rats
number is bass player Youth, am
the other two are Jocic McDonal
(guitar) and drummer Paul
Young (saated).
The band have signed to Island
and their first single, produced
by big brother Lydon, Is released
on November 2nd. Called "One
Of The Lads", their record
company describe It as "a cross
between Steeleye Span and
dub" and "Gaelic disco"!
FAN CLUB
UPDATE
AT LAST! I In response to all your
thousands of enquiries we can at
last announce the opening of the
Gary Numan Fan Club. It turns
out that Gary's mother has
offered to run things for a while,
although we wonder if she quite
realises what she's taken on! The
address is Gary Numan, PO Box
14, Staines, Middlesex TW19
5A2, and ONLY letters enclosing
stamped addressed envelopes
will be replied to.
SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES
have also reorganised their
information service for fans.
They've decided against setting
up a formal fan club and are
intending to provide "a direct link
with the band" in the shape of
regular news, background
information, photos and other
merchandise available
exclusively to fans.
If you enrol now, your
membership fee will entitle you
to a special "file" including some
pix, an introductory letter and
"some surprises". Write to
Siouxsie And The Banshees, c/o
1 Carthusian Street, London
EC1 M 6EB, and the people there
will try to make sure your needs
are supplied. Enclose a cheque or
postal order for £3.00 payable to
Siouxsie And The Banshees.
THE SKIDS are another band to
revise their fan club
arrangements. To join the new
club, send £3.00 (cheques and
postal orders payable to Skids Fan
Club) to The Secretary, Skids Fan
Club, PO Box 63, London W2 3BZ.
For your money you'll receive a
set of autographed photos, a
Skids folder, membership badge
and card, quarterly newsletters
plus extra news updates. You'll
also get a chance to buy a whole
range of Skids merchandise from
T-shirts to concert programmes.
JACK(SON)
OF ALL
TRADES
WHEN THE support band failed
to turn up at one of Joe Jackson's
recent American gigs, our man
slipped on a pair of baggy pants
and some shades and took the
stage as Boris Wellduff. He then
proceeded to knock out a load of
old show tunes to his own piano
accompaniment. Does this make
him an all round entertainer?
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HIGH
SOCIETY
THE NEW Boomtown Rats single,
"Diamond Smile", is another
story song, this time concerning
a young society girl who hanged
herself at a party. The band have
already made a video for the
single and spent an evening
filming at a London hotel the
other week with the aid of a
hundred volunteer debutantes
who were required to be filmed
streaming out of a horse box!
THE DAMNED have changed
their mind again and are calling
their new album "Machine Gun
Etiquette".
They set out on tour at the
beginning of November to
promote its release. Dates are:
Liverpool Eric's (3), Cleethorpes
Winter Gardens (6), Birmingham
Digbeth Civic Hall (7), Coventry
Tiffany's (8), Wolverhampton
Civic (9), Nottingham University
(10), Bristol Locarno (11),
Portsmouth Locarno (13),
Peterborough Wirrina Stadium
(16), Colchester Essex University
(17), Sheffield Top Rank (18),
Wakefield Unity Hall (20), Great
Yarmouth Tiffany's (21),
Manchester Mayflower (23),
Cardiff Top Rank (25), Plymouth
Fiesta (26) and London Rainbow
(30).
MEET THE
FLIRTS
IT WOULDN'T be a mid-60's pop
revival without a genuine all-girl
vocal group dedicated to the
pursuit of boys-boys-boys, now
would it?
Two sisters from Brooklyn
named Betty and Jackie Burns
have teamed up with a Scottish
lass named Natasha England and
have aptly named themselves
The Flirts. Their debut disc on
Magnet is a joyous revival of a
little known 60's gem called "He's
The Kind of Boy You Can't Forget".
The "B" side is a revival of a
Shangri Las' hit called "Give Him
A Great Big Kiss" and the third
track on he single is a Flirts penned
boy-mad ditty called "11.12.13".
WHO'S THE GEEZER auditioning
for the lead poser's job with Roxy
Music then? Well, it's actually
Cliff Richard back in 1958 before
he got religion and discovered
Grecian 2000. Neat, eh?
"My sister and I have been
singing songs like these ever
since we were kids," explained a
chirpy Betty Burns, still with a
slight Brooklyn twang in her
voice. "We met up with Natasha
through a friend of the Darts' Rita
Ray (Oh, go on, Robin, tell 'em it
was youl) and found that the
3,000 mile difference in
geography made no difference to
our taste in music."
The Flirts explained that in
Brooklyn, which sounds like
Music City, most schoolgirls
team up into bunches to sing the
praises of the local boys. "We
were all influenced by the early
girl groups who had names like
The Bobettes, The Shirelles.
Would you believe there was one
called Reparata and the Delrons?
It seems that they got the name
Reparata from a Nun in a Catholic
school."
The Flirts admitted they love
the idea of singing songs about
chasing boys. But we didn't ask
them if they chase after the boys
they like in a bunch of three. It
seems that's the kind of flirting
they like to do one at a time.
Modesty Katz
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THE GREATEST
STORY EVER TOLD?
THE CLASH enter the celluloid stakes during November when their
film "Rude Boy" is expected to be given its first showing. The
movie tells the story of a white teenager in Brixton and his
Involvement with The Clash and will be accompanied by a
soundtrack album of Clash music. Unfortunately, it's not thought
that either the film or the album will be generally available until
the New Year.
Meanwhile, the third Clash album is being readied for release at
the end of November.
SEE YOU
IN COURT
DON ARDEN, manager of ELO, is
suing the BBC for criticisms they
made of his managerial
organisation in the Radio Four
programme "Rock Bottom". The
programme, presented by Roger
Cook, included interviews with
Lynsey De Paul, Ronnie Lane
(previously of The Faces) and
other former clients of Arden's
who claimed that he has been
unfair in his dealings with them.
Arden, who refused to answer
any of the allegations during a
taped interview, has hired top
Hollywood lawyer Marvin
Michelson to sue the BBC over
the programme. The BBC say that
they intend to fight the case.
ADVERTISING
CAMPAIGN
THE ADVERTS return to the road
after a long period of inactivity
with a short tour to promote their
new RCA album "A Cast of
Thousands". Dates include Hull
Wellington Club (October 18),
Cardiff University (19), London
Marquee (23, 24) and Slough
College (27).
These will be the first
appearances with additional
guitarist Paul Martinez.
KATE BUSH and Cliff Richard will
be appearing in concert together
at London's Royal Albert Hall on
Sunday, November 18th — along
with the full London Symphony
Orchestra and ChorusI The
concert is in aid of the LSO's 75th
Birthday Appeal.
1) MILLIE SMALL: What Am I
Living For? Terrible record but
a magic song by Chuck Willis.
2) DEAN MARTIN: That's Amore.
Because I think Dean Martin's
really great in a way.
3) J. J. ZACKERLY: Dinner With
Drac. He was a DJ in America
who made one record. Good
words, great sax solo.
4) BILLY FURY: Jaalousy. The
best singer that England's ever
seen. My ambition has been to
write enough songs so that Billy
Fury can do an album called 'Fury
Sings Dury'.
5) KAY STARR: Rock And Roll
Waltz. One of the few bits in three
four time that I like.
6) GROOVY JOE POOVEY: Tan
Long Fingers And Eighty Eight
Keys. Wonderful old rock and roll
record.
7) MINNIE RIPPERTON: Lovin'
You. Beautiful record, specially
now that the poor girl's gone.
8) GENE VINCENT: Hot Rod
Gang EP. The best four songs he
ever did.
9) MERLE HAGGARD: Okie From
IMuskogee.
10) WILSON PICKETT: In The
Midnight Hour.
11) ADRIANA CELENTANO:
Anything, preferably something
in Italian.
12) ROGER COLLINS: Oh, You
Sexy Thing. He's a local soul
singer from San Francisco. The
inventor of the short sleeved suit.
i " ■ •'-'|g^»rffllftrrr" - Police in this mag,
A5/F^^::^^^^^i^SrtrtLrup.rune.nnext
REVILLATION
REVILLOS FANS will be delighted
to learn that there's now a fanzine
devoted entirely to the band.
Called "The Beat Goes On", issue
no. 2 is now available hot off the
Xerox machine in party pink or
yummy yellow. Contents include
pictures, Fay and Eugene's Top
20's, a message from Fay herself,
letters and a whole bunch of
Revillos facts and info.
You can get this wonderful
piece of trivia at Revillos gigs or
by sending 20p plus a SAE to Bob
Jefferson, 72 Swanston Avenue,
Fairmilehead, Edinburgh. It's fab!
JIMMY
Mcculloch
DIES
COCHRAN
COMPETITION
WINNERS
Sorry for the delay, but here are
the winners of our Eddie Cochran
competition from the August 23
issue.
Debbie Le Cornu, Hayes,
Middlesex; Martin Bennett, IHall
Green, Birmingham; David
Rhodes, Bitterne, Southampton;
Jasmine Ives, Telford, Salop;
Jane Dingley, Tipton, West
Midlands; Gary Bower, Barnsley,
South Yorks; R. Stokes,
Speedwell, Bristol; Dawn
Adamson, Hansworth Wood,
Birmingham; Stephen Baker,
Norwich, Norfolk; Paul Drohan,
Runcorn, Cheshire; Mandy
Southwick, Wells, Somerset; Ben
Olins, IHighgate, London.
Prizes should already be on their
way to you.
The answers to the questions, by
the way, were (A)
Showaddywaddy (B) Great
Britain (C) Because he didn't work
late (D) One of Buddy (Holly,
Richie Valens or The Big Bopper,
and (E) "Summertime Blues".
JIMMY McCULLOCH, formerly
guitarist with Wings, was found
dead in his flat the other week. It
is not yet known what was the
cause of his death.
Jimmy was discovered by Pete
Townshend of The Who back in
1965 when Jimmy was playing
guitar with a band in Edinburgh.
Townshend brought him down
to London and gave him the
guitarist's job with Thunderclap
Newman, an eccentric outfit who
had a massive number one hit
with "Something In The Air", a
record they found difficult to
follow up.
When they split, Jimmy went
on to fill the guitar place in Stone
The Crows, Blue and John
Mayall's band before accepting
Paul McCartney's invitation to
join Wings. He stayed with the
band for four albums between
1974 and 1978 before leaving to
set up The Dukes with a bunch of
old friends. The Dukes were due
to play their first live show a
couple of days after Jimmy was
discovered dead by his brother.
Their album had already been
issued.
A,
Smash It Ud
By The Damned on Chiswick Records
^n?n'„^TJ=^yj"? "r '°^--.'?.!o° 'ong Repeat chorus
breath - --out till my dying
I'm gonna smash it up till there's nothing left
Chorus
Repeat chorus
Smash it up
Smash it up (Repeat four times)
Smash it up, you can keep your Krishna burr
Smash |t up. and your GlastonburThi"' .^."/^
People call me villain oh it's such a shame '^
Maybe .t's my clothes must be to blamT f^ep
I don t even care if I look a mess «„
Don t wanna be a sucker like all the rest , sai
""Mu'sic'co 7tT "' ^^^'■-^^^^nisnmar./Ser.siU
Repeat first verse
Repeat chorus
/our blow wave hairstyles
And everybody's smashing things now
I sard everybody's smashing things no^ yeah
sible. Reproduced by permission Rock
IT'S A RAT'S LIFE IN THE DAMNED.
FEARLESS BARRY CAIN CAME BACK WITH
THIS REPORT.
BOYS! LACK confidence when
girls are around? Your tongue
gets twisted when you stumble
up to her in a disco? All your
buddies seem to pull but you can
never get past sticky stutter
syndrome?
There is a solution y'know.
Join The Damned! (It's a man's
life etc.)
See, Rat Scabies was just like
you. Listen . . .
"I used to go to discos, meet a
bird and ask her for a dance.
They'd usually say no or have
one dance and then sneak off. I
never went out with a girl. But
now . . ."
Now Rat 'meets' girls all the
time. He's got a neat line in
introductions — " 'Ullo, my
name's Rat, 'oo are you?" Either
their hearts flutter and melt, or
they snigger and spurn his
advances. Usually they melt.
"Did you see those badges
they had made up," Inquires Rat,
"They were called 'I've Had
Scabies'."
THE DAMNED were the front
runners in the old days. The first
punk outfit to release a single,
'New Rose' on Stiff, the first
independent; the first with an
album; the first to tour the US;
the first to split: It was Rat who
instigated the break up when he
quit after the band had released
their second album, "Music For
Pleasure".
"I got bored with it all and I
certainly wasn't happy with the
situation. Oh sure, it was great
being a pop star at first — but it
ain't what it's cracked up to be. It
got to the stage where I couldn't
go out in public.
"In fact, it all got so violent I
wasn't even able to go down to
my local boozer. I took a
girlfriend down the Hope and
Anchor one night and she got
glassed in the face by someone
who had a grudge against me.
T^Dave Vanian, Alisdair Ward,
Vat Sco^ies, Captain Sens,ble.
"And I got beaten up twice
through no fault of my own. But I
was drunk both times, so maybe
it was my fault. I can't remember
now."
Good enough reasons to opt
out — but there was more to it
than cuts and bruises.
"The songs were rotten too,"
he moans. "Brian James, who
wrote most of the songs, had
achieved his aim and, in my
mind, dried up. We seemed to
have gone as far as yve could go
musically. After all, you can only
take a nurse's uniform so far,"
(referring to Captain's Sensible's
tastes in fancy dress).
"And our reputations was
getting out of hand. I was being
accused of the most ridiculous
things, like blowing up entire
audiences."
So Rat left a seemingly
doomed Damned in search of
individual fame. But it don't
come easy. For three months he
was holed up in a hallway in a
mate's flat. But Rat passed the
time sensibly by learning to play
guitar.
"I needed to get completely
away from the rock world. I
thought I was gonna have a
nervous breakdown. My whole
personal defence mechanism
decided it was time for me to call
it a day."
BUT AS time passed Rat found it
increasingly difficult to ignore
the call of the wild. So one
morning he walked on down the
hall and formed Whitecats. Short
lived, they finally went kaput
around the same time as one
Captain Sensible lifted a
telephone receiver somewhere in
London and dialled Rat's
number.
"He had this band called King
but that wasn't working out
either. So he had decided he
wanted to work with me again.
He came down, we had a walk
around the block and agreed to
do a tour.
"The only problem was — who
could we get as a singer? We
looked around, but came to the
conclusion that the best we
could get was Dave Vanian."
You remember Vanian — the
white faced, the black suited .
warrior who prowled in front of
the original Damned like a rabid
Count Dracuia. And with the
addition of ex-Saint bassist
Alisdair Ward, the new,
improved Damned, or Doomed
as they called themselves, were
formed.
The name Doomed was quickly
dropped and to celebrate their
rebirth a single 'Love Song' was
released on a new label
(Chiswick) ad it proved to be The
Damned's biggest hit to date.
"We then toured the States
and in New York played a disco,
which was gay to boot! But we
packed it out every night."
Now the band have just
finished recording an album and
the new single, 'Smash It Up',
has Just been released.
ALTHOUGH RAT didn't have a
hand in writing the single its title
is an appropriate description of
one side of his character. He
thinks nothing of smashing up
his most prized possessions
when the mood takes him,
"When I split up with my
girlfriend I threw all the chairs in
my living room through the
window. You can always put in a
new window but you can't put in
a new face — that's why I seldom
give vent to my anger on people.
"I like breaking up things that
mean the most to me, especially
when they cost a lot of money.
"I ripped apart stereos, TV's,
guitars. The other week I set fire
to my publicist's office. I guess I
must have caused thousands of
pounds worth of damage over
the years."
Rat doesn't miss his girlfriend
now.
"I got over it in a week. It's
great now cos it's just like being
on tour all the time. There's lione
of that worrying when you're
drunk having to face the missus
when you get home. There's
nobody to moan at you and ask
what you've been up to.
"I've been getting drunk a lot
recently. It's getting bad cos I
wake up in the morning's feeling
really bad.
"But that won't last long. Next
week I'll be wearing a kaftan and
eating health food. I'm sampling
everything that comes along."
Isn't Rat worried that it all
might get too much for him like it
did before?
"You get to know the dangers
and when they're near, like when
you start shaking in the morning.
My attitude has changed now.
You get used to people staring at
you. You stay in the places where
you're known. Take things in
your stride.
"I'm not going to fall into the
old rock star's trap, y'know,
here's yer big house, yer
chauffeur, yer drugs. See, I never
forget I'm just a product. I regard
myself as being throwaway. Pop
music is a product like toilet rolls,
it's here today and gone
tomorrow.
"But don't get me wrong. I
sincerely believe in what I and
The Damned are doing. The
band's machine gun etiquette
will never die.
"We have got a lot to say —
and we say it fast."
SMASH HITS 13
/charade/
On Virgin Records
The band stilt played
Through the interval
Candle lit but the room was still
While two men dealt amongst the chill
As two men dealt amongst the chill
Charade, Charade, Charade, Charade, Charade
The stakes were high but the danger low
Without a friend these risks would grow
Thjs the night their eyes would glow
This the night their eyes would glow
Charade, Charade, Charade, Charade, Charade
The band played on like a dazzling flame
Another card for the burning game
Selling solitude to ease the blame
Selling solitude to ease the blame
Charade, Charade, Charade, Charade, Charade
Then the time came to run or choose
Either way one would fail and lose
Change your partner and dim the fuse
Charade, Charade, Charade, Charade, Charade
Repeat to fade
Words and music by Richard Joson/Stuart
Adamson.
Reproduced by permission Virgin Music.
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giving another one away free in this issue's crossword
competition. Plus we've got 25 copies of the new Police
album "Regatta De Blanc" for the runners-up. Hero's how
it works: the first correct entry opened after the closing
date (Oct31) wins the Sanyo TV, plus a cassette of the
Police album. The next 25 correct entries opened each
win a copy of "Regatta De Blanc". Go to it . . .
How to enter
Simply solve our crossword
puzzle, writing the answers
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Complete the coupon with
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Senders of the next 25
correct entries will each
receive a copy of the new
Police album. The Editor's
decision on all matters
relating to the competition
will be final and legally
binding. No correspondence
can be entered into. The
competition is open to all
readers in Great Britain,
Northern Ireland, Eire,
Channel Isles and the Isle of
Man, excluding employees
(and their families) of Smash
Hits and East Midland Allied
Press.
" i Chief Rat, otherwise known
as Mighty Mouth! (3,6)
• • 8.,Abba, Dana and
Brotherhood Of Man are
past winners of this annual
TV bore
9 .Chic smash — is it about a
French midget?! (2,5)
■ 10 ..Follow-up to "Parallel
Lines" (3,2,3,4)
' 12 Gloria Gaynor's recent No 1
(1,4,7)
'14 See 21 down
Me "Peaches" was their first
big hit — "Duchess" was the
.V most recent
18 & 32 across C|rcl||.he
fiaitfer » le|gh (anagram
8,5;9)
20- Ian Dury's label
24.,Taumatawhaka ... etc
Remember this novelty hit
for Quantum Jump? (3,4,6)
"'2€.,Abba and The Jacksons'
N,^^ label
^kj^eggae's most famous
support band sound like a
s^^ load of cry babies!
sO^The "Lucky Number" lady
""SI. First name of "Girls Talk"
X singer
34., See 18 across
"■ 34, Like Janet Kay's games?
-= 35 " Of
DOWN
1 •^i^odily (anagram 5,4)
2 His hits included "I'm The
Leader of The Gang (I Am)''
and "I Love You Love Me
Love" (4,7)
3 Titled character from last
Darts' hit
■"4, Name often used to
describe an open-air concert
* 5sHow The Police delivered
their message
6 "SultansOf Swing "band (4,7)
' 7 XTC have plans for him —
his parents have other ideas!
11 For action?
13 Sex Pistols' label
'15 Veteran pop star (real name
Harry Webb) recently at No
1 (5,7)
17 Instrument
19 Irish hard rock band who
could do with fattening uf>!
(4,5)
2V & 14 across Madness' hit
tribute to ska legend Buster ,
22, "Back Of My Hand" band !3,4) |
23. Tubeway Army's top-selijrig I
album is full of fakes!
^"■■^i Surname of "Cruel To Be
Kind" singer
718. Mr Cochran for instance
29 Mick Jaggerisone
^3. It's The Police again.
Rhye"wa&ilueen's first hit (5,4) sounding like they're in real
F^ — -L _t ,. / ... l„_'5p")»;e.! r
ANSWERS TO CROSSWORD NO 21 /
ACROSS: 3 "It's Raining "; 7 O'Jays; 9 Edwin Starr; 10
"My Way"; 11 "Evita"; 12 Sylvester; 14 Cheap Trick; 15
(Peter) Tork; 16 (Sex) Pistols; 17 Gene (Chandler); 18
"Boys (Keep Swinging)"; 21 Trammps; 22 "(Gonna Make
You A) Star"; 23 Tonto; 24 Nick Lowe; 25 Rod (Stewart);
26 Sex (Pistols).
DOWN: 1 Roxy Music; 2 Paul Weller; 3 Isley (Brothers); 4
(Rod) Stewart; 5 Alan (Price); 6 "(Get It Right) Next
Time"; 8 Bryan Ferry; 11 Eric Clapton; 13 "Satisfaction";
16 Peter (Tork); 17 Gibson (Brothers); 19 Osmonds; 20
Sting.
Winners of Crossword No 21 are on page 31
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SMASH HITS 15
YOUR STARS
ARIES (Mar 22 — Apr 20)
You don't like people bossin' you
around — but it's for your own good
just now. You might have to write
off one friendship but another takes
its place.
TAURUS (Apr 21 — May 21 )
Watch where you put your cash —
and your heart! You'll be too trusting
If you need to buy special gear you'll
do much better early in November
GEMINI (May22 — June21)
Chattin' up folk is your favourite
pastime — and it could do you a
whole lot of good under the New
Moon of the 21st! A busy period
begins, so get organised.
CANCER (June22 — July13)
Your popularity is high, the social
scene great. If you want to change
your appearance, do it in the first
week but be sure to catch up on
what's new.
LEO (July 24 — Aug 23)
Make the most of your chances —
you're in a go-ahead phase. A
meeting, interview or short journey
could bring that special dream just a
little nearer.
VIRGO (Aug 24 -Sept 23)
Friendships are going to be very
important from now on, and also
the impression you create Keep on
the move, explore fresh scenes,
make contact in new areas
LIBRA (Sept 24 — Oct 23)
A profitable fortnight — one way or
another! Health should be good,
your appearance at its best. But if
you have a minor problem, no
better time to sort it out.
SCORPIO (Oct 24 — Nov 22)
Several stars in your sign mean luck
and success for plans. A super time
for your personal life; your Scorpio
magnetism will attract others to
you without much effort.
SAGIHARIUS (Nov 23 - Dec 22)
It could all happen for you soon.
Meanwhile, tie up loose ends
hanging around. Tackle an old
problem from a new angle and
you'll soon wonder where all the
hassle has gone,
CAPRICORN (Dec 23 -Jan 20)
Social life gets lively. You can be
right in the swim — it all depends
on how you respond. Things are
buiding up well for you — in several
directions.
AQUARIUS (Jan21 -Feb 19)
You are trying to do just too much,
to keep too many people happy. It's
not easy, so don't cheapen yourself.
People who are being difficult will
come running soon.
PISCES (Feb 20 — Mar 21)
A lot of accent on travel — perhaps
a Christmas holiday or plans for
next year If you get the chance to
stay with a relative who lives far
away, don't miss it
BLONDIE
BOOMTOWN RATS
IAN DURY
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But I Icnow how to get it
I wanna destroy passers-by
'Cause I wanna be anarchy
No dogsbody
Anarchy for the UK
It's coming sometime and maybe
I give a wrong time
Stop a traffic line
Your future dream is a shopping scheme
'Cause I wanna be anarchy
In the city
Many ways to get what you want
I use the best I use the rest
I use the NME I use anarchy
'Cause I wanna be anarchy
It's the only way to be
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Or is this the IRA?
I thought it was the UK
Or just another country
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EPIC
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A&M
100
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120
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7 30 DEJAVUPAULINHO DA COSTA
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118
8 J- 16 IDONT WANT TO BE A FREAK DYNASTY
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14 JUMP THE GUN THREE DEGREES
7 DIM ALL THE LIGHTS DONNA S UMMER
IS-K. 24 SING A HAPPY SONG O JAYS
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CASABLANCA
17 NEW EXPANSIONS LONNIE LISTON SMITH
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124
18 , NEW LET ME KNOW GLORIA GAYNOR
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RCA
126
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INFINITY
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Rob while he's busy rehearsing for his new
shows on 208. This week's record is a song
written by Billy Stewart, called "I Do Love
You" and sung by GQ on the Arista label.
It's an edited track from the "Disco Nights"
album with a semi-soft Earth Wind & Fire
type beat. Nice production and
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A Happy Song
By The O'Jays
on Philadelphia International Records
Sing a happy song
Sing a happy song
Why don't you sing along
Sing a happy song
Get on up and dance, sing a happy song
Come on clap your hands
Sing a happy song
IVIusic's good for your soul
It can bring a real good feeling
Good for the young and old
Brighten up the darkest day oh
It can be your release
It can supply you with peace
Some peace of mind
Why don't you
Sing a happy song
Sing a happy song
Come on a sing along
Sing a happy song
Why don't you
Why don't you dance a while
Sing a happy song
Come on and get involved
Sing a happy song
Can't you feel, feel the beat
Go ahead and tap your feet and
Let the rhythm take control
Move your body from side to side oh
If you are feeling down
Tune right into the sound
The sound of music
Why don't you
Sing a happy song
Sing a happy song (come on chase 'em away)
Chase all your blues away
Sing a happy song
Get on up and dance
Sing a happy song
Come on clap your hands
Sing a happy song
You know you can do it
It's easy so easy to do
Sing it loud and hearty
Come on everybody
Clap your hands get down and party
Sing a happy song
Sing a happy song (sing, sing, sing)
Come on and sing along
Sing a happy song
Why don't you dance a while
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Music will make you happy
Make you so happy
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BC/tT k\fi DO THE
FUNj(VTH4NGC0LUMi
ut! After
yuptoCai
last weekend and having to face
work on Monday morning, I feel
shattered. But I'll tell you more
about Caister in the next issue
and concentrate on the scene
about town at present.
I popped up to llford Town Hall
a few weeks back to see one of
my fave DJ's, Froggy, and I was
amazed by the amount of new
stuff that he was playing. The
soul freaks around the llford area
are certainly into their music. I
must admit that I hadn't heard a
few of the sounds being played,
but it didn't stop me enjoying
myself. After hearing a few for
the first time I knew that I was
hooked on them.
Some that were very popular
were: "Deja Vu" by Paulinho Da
Costa (Pablo Import), "Space
Dust" by Deodato (Warner Bros),
and "Ladies Night" by Kool And
The Gang (De-Lite).
Stix Hooper, the drummer with
the Crusaders, has a solo album
out titled "'The World Within".
He's also just released a single
taken from the album titled
"Cordon Bleu" (MCA). Spyro
Gyra, who had a hit with
""Morning Dance"', have released
the follow-up titled "Shaker
Song" (MCA). They"re one of my
favourite groups so I hope they
have another top ten with this "
a new single out titled "'Tonight's
The Night" (Atlantic). I
personally didn't like their first
single, but think the follow-up is
a lot better. A few more new
sounds that Tve recently heard
are, "'It's A Disco Night" by The
Isley Bros (Epic), "I'll Tell You " by
Sergio Mendes (Elektra) and
"'Wear It Out" by Stargard
(Warner Bros). These are all
worth checking out — tell me
what you think.
I bumped into Cliff White a few
days ago, and as usual he started
to rave about his fave record!
This week it"s ""Groove Me" by
Fern Kinney (TK). I reckon Cliff
and I must be on the same
wavelength as I instantly agreed
with him on hearing it.
A record that"s only available
on import at the moment but one
I reckon you ought to look out for
is, '"Reaching Out (For Your
Love)" by Lee Moore (Source).
It"s gonna be a biggie! Danny and
Guy (a couple of soul freaks I met
recently) also agree with me
about this one. So look out for it,
funksters!
That"s all for now, see ya in
two weeks with a run-down on
how I spent my weekend at
Caister! Bet you can't wait!
SMASH HITS
DEBBIE HARRY
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Seems life isn't so sunny after all
for a brown girl in the ring.
Liz Mitchell explains to Tim Lott.
THE DIGS never change.
Boney M, so the myth goes,
are mindless,
money-orientated and
completely artificial. In fact,
bionic Is a description that fits
them more closely, not only
because of their ability to leap
into the charts with superhuman
bounds, but also because they
are both automatic and human.
For three years now they've
been living in this half world,
with producer/manager Frank
Farian pulling all the switches.
And even Boney M are not
Immune to pressures of that sort.
Yes, cracks are finally
appearing in that shiny,
22 SMASH HITS
seemingly perfect veneer. After
being manufactured,
manipulated and moulded into
something with all the
personality of a plastic doll, the
robots are finally in revolt.
Bobby Farrell, the highly
sprung Boney Male, started the
ball rolling with his recent
comments that if Farian didn't
stop bullying them, he would
quit. In short, Mr Farrell has had
it right up to his exploding
hairdo.
JAMAICAN Liz Mitchell sits In a
five star London hotel, smiling
endlessly. She isn't given to the
sort of outbursts that Farrell is.
She's very likeable and tactful,
not the sort of person to "rock
the boat." She loves Boney M.
But even her patience has Its
limits. Because Liz is the star of
Boney M, a fact that hardly
anyone has noticed. The lead
singer on practically all the
Boney M smash hits, she remains
as anonymous as the rest of the
band. It's a situation that's
beginning to bother her."Until
this album," says Liz, "people
had to guess who was singing
lead. In a way, I don't feel I get
the credit I deserve.
"I've sung lead on nearly all the
big Boney M hits. But I don't like
to make a fuss. It is just too much
strain. The situation is very
sensitive. And I am very quiet."
Liz's husband, American actor
Thomas Pemberton — they were
married this summer — sits next
to her, determinedly
sympathetic.
"I don't like to see injustice,"
says Thomas. "The situation is
unfair, because Liz is the star of
Boney M. It is a very delicate
subject."
But Thomas realises that Liz
has to fight her own battles, and
he doesn't intend to interfere
with her career. Their marriage,
however has put even weightier
pressures on an immensely
successful institution already
creaking under the strain.
"It's a fairly serious problem,
actually," says Liz. "I am not the
best person any more when 1 am
away from my husband. And
since we've got married, I've only
seen him for about two weeks."
Liz and Thomas are cagey on
the subject of how marriage has
changed Liz's attitude to her
career.
"Nothing has changed — she's
still as big a flirt as ever," says
Thomas.
But Liz's allegiance, subtly, has
now changed.
"My love," she says, "has
always been the most important
thing in my life. Love for Boney M
and love for my family. I have
room for plenty of loves.
"But I love my husband dearly.
I would probably do whatever he
wanted me to do."
Liz also wants to have children
If she gets the time, something
that can't help but affect Boney
M in one way or another. And
she admits that she's tired of
living out of suitcases, trekking
from hotel to hotel.
These are obviously aspects 6f
Boney M that depress Liz Mit-
chell, but she is a naturally
resigned sort of person. She's a
devout christian, and has a sort
of unquestioning belief that
whatever will be will be.
"I am an instrument," she told
me in an earlier interview. "You
have to face up to it, I suppose.
What you are is what you are,
and don't try and fight it because
you can only be yourself."
Sometimes, she says, she tries
to put forward ideas, "but Mr
Farian does not find it good."
LIZ, FOR all her sweet little girl
personality, is dedicated to
success for its own sake — but
not for the star trappings that
accompany it.
"I am still climbing the ladder. I
am successful today, but I want
to be successful tomorrow. The
future is a black curtain, t have a
lot of faith — I have been guided
and I will never fight destiny.
"But I can't do alt this star act.
How can 17 I have to come home
to my family and eat my yam and
dumplings. They would think I
was a real weirdo."
Liz knows for sure she can live
without the superstar trappings
because she's been knocked off
the top of the tree before.
"When I left the Les Humphries
singers, it was the same. We had
limos and the whole bit. I see
some of the people who used to
be with them now, and their
leaving was the biggest disaster
of their lives. They walked
around in a dream. But it didn't
worry me at all.
"The only thing I would miss if
all this fell through would be the
limos. I would miss them terribly.
I can't drive myself, so I wouldn't
know what to do."
At the moment her
professional life is difficult
because she's miserable without
her husband. She goes to bed
early, and lives as quietly as she
can.
Meanwhile, the fact that
Thomas dislikes the "hustle and
bustle" of the music business —
he gets the feeling he's
constantly being pushed around
all over the place — presents yet
another fly in the ointment.
DESPITE THESE shadows
hanging over Europe's most
successful disco band, Boney M
will survive, either because of the
will of Frank Farian, or, if Liz
Mitchell has anything to do with
it, her dedication to the band.
Boney M are as hard wearing
as they are listenable — and you
can take that which ever way you
want.
El Lute
By Boney M on Atlantic Records
This is the story of El Lute
A man who was born to be hunted
Like a wild animal
Because he was poor
I But he refused to accept his fate
And today his honour has been restored
He was only nineteen and was sentenced to Hio
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For El Lute
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He had only seen the dark side of life
The man they called El Lute
And he wanted a home just like you and me
In a country where all would be free
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SMASH HITS 25
THINGS YOUR MOTHER
NEVER TOLD YOU
There's more to Kate Bush than meets
the eye. Mike Stand joins the fan club.
Now HOW can I put this
without being rude?
When I first heard
"Wuthering Heights" Kate
Bush's voice reminded me of,
well . . . come on, out with it
man! . . . a female turkey having
its necl( wrung. Sorry!
I have to admit "The IVIan With
The Child In His Eyes" was a
much easier pill to swallow,
quite sweet in fact, but really I'd
given Kate Bush no chance at all
to reach me until this interview
came up.
And now I love her. No, not
just because of the way she lit up
an EMI office with those eyes or
because of her obvious physical
attractions to a male.
What I've realised is that she's
an artist, a truly original writer
and performer. All the articles I'd
read where she said nothing but
"wow, incredible" and
"amazing" and "situation" were
just skating on the surface of one
of the most adventurous talents
around.
A LITTLE background? After
totting up 10 'O'-levels she left
school at 16 when EMI Records
offered to sponsor her for a
couple of years' writing before
launching her into the record
market. She lives in Lewisham
with her boyfriend (and bassist)
Del Palmer. She's had two gold
albums and four hit singles.
While the image-makers have
26 SMASH HITS
been pushing the myth of the
innocent from the convent
school, Kate Bush has been
flouting every convention she's
been faced with.
Her current hit from the "On
Stage" EP, "Them Heavy
People", is a nice pop song all
right but it's also an expression
of her attitude to her work. Ms.
Bush is a keen learner in every
area of her life and "Them Heavy
People" are her "wonderful
teachers" — such as mime
artiste Lindsay Kemp who gave
her tuition and other less formal
educators who treated her badly
and inspired her to stand up for
herself.
She sings "They build up my
body/Break me emotionally, it's
nearly killing me/But what a
lovely feelingfthat's the
pleasure expressed by a girl who
rehearsed 14 hours a day for
months, put up all the money she
had for the extraordinary live
show and turned it into a sell-out
success.
But the key line is "I must work
on my mind". Kate Bush hates
the thought of meandering
along, letting life happen to you.
"There's so much put in our
minds from the day dot, the day
we come out of that little womb.
People telling you (mummy to
baby silly voice) That's wrong!'
or 'There's a good girll' When
you get a bit older you realise a
lot of them didn't know what
they were talking about but
you'd accepted it.
"Then you have to relearn. And
that's the hardest thing to do."
SHE FEELS this way despite
having grown up very happily in
Welling, Kent, feeling close to her
parents and brothers. At the time
there never seemed to be any
girls around to play with and so
she ganged up with her brothers.
(John and Paddy are still with her
as accountant and guitarist
respectively.) Her independence
showed through as soon as she
took to music. She detested the
old-fashioned lessons she had
been given on the violin and
loved the piano because she
sussed out herself after her
doctor dad had showed her
where she'd find C.
Later when she studied
singing, dancing and mime she
was determined never to copy
the classical style. Instead she
wanted to use those skills to
express her own character.
For instance that voice would
hardly go down a storm at the
Opera House but her teacher
gave her the ability to make it
last. As she said with some
satisfaction, "A lot of singers
who are around now will have
torn their throats to bits in five
years. They'll hardly be able to
make a sound."
Mind you, many a set of vocal
chords exercised by nothing but
booze and fags has still been
roaring like a foghorn ten years
later!
In the main though, Kate's
theories work in practice
because she carries them
through so thoroughly.
"I saw our show as not just
people on stage playing the
music but as a complete
experience," she said. "A lot of
people would say 'Pooah!' but
for me that's what it was. Like a
play.
"That's why I didn't speak. 'For
our next song . . .' and all that. I
mean a Shakespeare actor
doesn't turn to the audience at
the end of the act and say 'In the
interval there will be orange juice
and popcorn on sale in the foyer.'
"You are a performer, you are
projecting and exaggerating
things and if you break the
illusion you break the whole of
the concept. If you fall over
you've got to make it look like it
was meanf to happen."
Some rock bands might scorn
that idea as dishonest, saying
that you should own up and
laugh it off. Kate Bush isn't
deceiving anyone though, she's
playing a different game in which
the old rules don't apply.
FOR ALL the creative energy that
went into making her show so
different from anything else on
the concert circuit, Kate will
admit that in one sense it was a
bit of a defence. She does feel
that in the ordinary group set or
playing solo with her piano she
could be boring.
"I can hide behind a role on
stage," she said. "If I'm in
costume and make-up I'm OK but
I think to an extent I would
become lost without them. Like
now, in this interview, I have no
way of projecting an image to
you. I'm just being me, that's
what people are expecting and
that's cool, but when you're on
stage you have to become
bigger."
Well, having really listened to
her music, it's difficult to imagine
Kate Bush hiding.
The supposed pouting
cutesy-pie turned out to be one
of the most touching writers
about sex and love I've
encountered. She's only 20 now.
She writes about what she
knows — her own experiences
and her own fantasies as she
passed through adolescence to
womanhood.
Result: girls must have a great
fellow-feeling with her while
boys, who are reckoned to be the
majority of her fans, are caught
up in the sexy, sensual, romantic
way she tells what it's like to be
female — and that doesn't stop
them fancying her.
That's very important as most
teenage sex education still
comes through half-truths from
embarrassed parents, cold facts
from biology teachers and
giggling sessions in some
hideaway with a dirty book. It's
good to have Kate Bush around
to give fuddy-duddy puritanism a
kick inside.
PARDON ME if none of this is
news to you, but have you ever
really considered what Kate Bush
is singing about?
How about "Strange
Phenomena"? You don't think
that when she sings, "Every girl
knows about the punctual
b/ues/'it's because she missed
the bus that morning, do you?
The next "Kick Inside" track,
"Kites", begins "Beelzebub is
aching in my belly-o/My feet are
heavy and I'm rooted in my
wellios" — the same "taboo"
topic — period pains.
Taboos? She makes a principle
of breaking them. They offend
her independent spirit. The song
"The Kick Inside" is about a girl
in a medieval village who's in
love with her brother, pregnant
by him and commits suicide to
save her family from public scorn
As usual Ms Bush has her own
thoughts on the subject.
"I can see it in a way because I
love my brothers although I've
never had any sexual attraction
to them. But t can understand if
someone is so like you —
reflection is what it's all about—
it could be one of the most
beautiful relationships in the
world."
Then there's "Kashka From
Baghdad" which is a funny
celebration of a happy
homosexual affair, and so on.
Unacknowledged, Kate Bush is
singing to millions about matters
most of us find it difficult to talk
about in our family homes.
That's healthy.
I'm not suggesting you should
get into Kate Bush as some kind
of hip sex educationalist though.
What's great about Kate is that
she puts across a feeling of the
joys of sex and loving people.
Moon in June isn't in it. Ms Bush
gives you the real thing.
FORTHRIGHT AS she is, Ms Bush
did say she was very glad that
national Press journalists never
bother to listen to her lyrics. She
has sickening visions of what the
seedier Sundays might make of
her.
"It's better that it's kept for the
people who really know the
songs. When the sensationalism
starts they take it on completely
the wrong level. They wouldn't
see it as the intimate expression
and sharing with the listener of
experiences we all know about."
And this is the lady who has
been put down as a
manufactured article, some kind
of animated gimmick. That's
something she resents.
"It worries me that people may
think I'm totally manipulated by
the company, the dance teacher,
the record producer. That I'm not
intelligent and I don't think for
myself. I consider myself very
strong. I do control a lot of what
happens around me and I fr^to
control it all.
"It's a shame people often
seem to regard me as this rubber
doll. It affects the way people
treat you . . . but then it's a
challenge to overcome it!"
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NILS LOFGREN: No Mercy
(A&M). A pretty melodramatic
effort about champions and
contenders and first round
knocl(outs delivered courtesy of
one of the finest and most
expressive voices in the whole of
rock and roll. One of my heroes
and this is recommended for its
elegance.
THE SPECIALS: A Message To
You Rudi/Nite Ktub (2 Tone).
Coventry's finest shuffle forward
with a double A sided, Elvis
Costello produced follow up to
"Gangsters". "Message" is an
old ska classic with catchy horns
and suitable tempo for slow
dancing, whereas "Nite Klub" is a
Jerry Dammers composition that
illustrates the band's aggression
•nd hot jumping rhythm. The first
side is set to get the airplay while
the second is set to make you
sweat.
VARIOUS: London Boys (Decca).
Excellent value for money
compilation EP of original sixties
mod tracks. Features The Small
Faces "Hey, Girl", Bowie's
"London Boys", Dobie Gray's
magnificent "The In Crowd" and
"Leavin Here" by Ron Wood's
original band The Birds.
Nostalgia for some, research for
others.
VICE VERSA: Music 4 (Neutron).
First EP from one of the bands
prominently featured in our piece
on Sheffield. Ticking rhythm
machine, floating synthesisers
and half spoken vocals add up to
a soundtrack in search of a film.
BACK TO ZERO: Your Side Of
Heaven (Fiction). Somewhere
down there is a fairish song but
the delivery is turgid and the
result is a poor Jam outtake.
THE MEKONS: Work All Week
(Virgin). The Mekons think the
fact that they can neither play nor
sing makes them fresh and
unpretentious. I think they and
Swell Maps should be locked in a
room together and made to
entertain each other.
MERTON PARKAS: Plastic Smile
(Beggars Banquet). Terrible
production of extremely limp
mid-paced number about
insincerity which stumbles out of
breath to a conclusion not a
moment too soon.
BUZZCOCKS: You Say You Don't
Love Me (UA). After allowing
Steve Diggle his moment of glory
on the last single, Pete Shelley
attempts to steer his outfit back
on course with a winning slice of
pure Buzzcocks romance.
Perfectly sung, played and
produced but somehow lacking a
tune that really grips. Definitely a
change for the better, however.
THE TOURS: Language School
(Tours). Super fine first single
from young combo out of Poole
in Dorset. Straight ahead rocker
that might remind you of The
Rods at their most dynamic built
on a deep down guitar figure that
swings like it should. Buy it, try it.
PUBLIC IMAGE LTD: Memories
(Virgin). The irony about PIL is
that they could get on a whole lot
better without That Singer,
although they might find
themselves without a recording
contract. The band are relaxed
but atmospheric, inventive but
firm, but Lydon's caterwauling is
nothing more than lazy and very
bad singing. The absence of echo
this time out exposes him even
further. The result gives
experimental music a bad name.
THE UNDERTONES: You've Got
My Number (Sire). On the other
hand, these guys are utter
naturals and this is their best
offering since their first. A taut,
compulsive love song, resting on
a guitar figure that could have
been lifted from an early
Buzzcocks track with Feargal
Sharkey, as good a singer as
you'll find anywhere, wringing
the lyric for every last ounce of
desperation. B side's good too.
So is the sleeve.
JOE JACKSON: I'm The Man
(A&M). Joe takes a club to the
people who make profits from
fads with a bouncing uptempo
rocker that loses a bit of its force
during the instrumental break.
Strong chorus.
JOAN JETT: You Don't Own Me
(Vertigo). With production and
back up help from Steve Jones
and Paul Cook the former
Runaway takes on the ancient
Lesley Gore soda pop standard
and emerges with a certain
amount of honour, even if she
can't quite get near those crazy
high notes. Close but no cigar.
CAROLYN MAS: Still Sane
(Mercury). The search for a
female Bruce Springsteen goes
on. Carolyn Mas gets a massive
sensurround production and
provides her own song about lost
love and persecution. It swings
too. Worth watching.
SUPERTRAMP: Goodbye
Stranger (A&M). Supertramp
carefully stitch together the
strongest points of their last four
or five hits and come up with a
sixth. Original it ain't but I can
think of worse things to occupy
the radio.
LITTLE BO BITCH: It's Only Love
(Cobra). Fairly innocuous poppy
type thing from fairly innocuous
band with awful name. They try
to song with a sneer in order to
demonstrate how they don't
really believe in all this love stuff.
Disposable.
STRANGLERS: Nuclear Device
(The Wizard Of Aut) (UA). After
the almost tuneful "Duchess",
this is the old Stranglers that you
all know and either love or hate.
A tale of dark deeds in Australian
politics, it's fairly interesting If
unlikely to be much of a hit.
Personally, I think Jean Jacques
Burners "distinctive" bass style
is getting to be a bit of a bore. The
Stranglers could do to take a few
more risks.
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THE WHO: 5.15 (Polydor).
Remixed reissue of one of The
Who's more forceful
contributions to the music of The
Seventies taken from the
"Quadrophenia" soundtrack. In
the context of the movie (it
describes a traumatic train
journey) it sounds great but it's a
little over the top on it's own. Fine
song, though.
ELTON JOHN: Victim Of Love
(Rocket). The first product of
Elton's liaison with Donna
Summer producer Pete Bellotte is
driving disco with a strong
chorus and the full complement
of electronic effects. A possible.
ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN
THE DARK: Electricity (DinDisc).
Gary Numan fanatics will no
doubt have caught this
Mancunian duo live as support
act on his recent tour. Unlike
most synthesiser specialists (no
names, no pack drill), these two
aren't afraid of a tune and a bit of
fun and this bubbling electrobop
could see them in the charts.
SEX PISTOLS: The Greatest Rock
'n' Roll Swindle (Virgin). Who's
swindling who? It seems that The
Sex Pistols who once stood
firmly on the side of realism
fighting against idolatry, are
quite happy to reap the benefits
of unquestioning adulation and
will put out dreary records like
this as long as there are people
dim enough to buy them. It
honestly sounds like Slaughter
And The Dogs tuning up and you
only know it's The Pistols by the
profusion of dirty words, which I
suppose will impress some
people. About as revolutionary as
The Dooleys and not as well
made.
THE HUMAN LEAGUE: Empire
State Human (Virgin). If we have
to have all this teutonic
synthesiser stuff (and I'm by no
means convinced) then let it be
said that The Human League
have a sense of humour and
fairly catchy choruses. I rest my
case.
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by Red Starr
HELLO, fight fans, and welcome
to Smash Hits' brand new offices
In trendy Carnaby Street! Over
there in the red (what else?)
corner, fresh back from his
holidays and raring to go, is your
old friend Red StarrI I Over here
in the blue corner, and looking
understandably nervous, are this
week's New Reieasetl OK,
people — let's have a good dirty
fight and no punching above the
bait. Seconds out . . .
3ILYMPIC RUNNERS: It's A Bitch
(Polydor). Slick disco American
style from accomplished but
unimaginative British session
players. Fine musicianship
(though sadly missing Pete
Wingfield's creative keyboards)
and good high energy stuff for
the dance floor, but their
relentless mechanical precision
and lack of strong tunes gives
them all the character of yer
average industrial vacuum
cleaner. Awful cover. Best tracks;
"Crazy Talk", "Disco Smash". (6
out of 10).
O'JAYS: Identify Yourself
(Philadelphia Int.). Usual Philly
soft cheese here — soft soul,
close harmony vocals, lush
orchestration and percussion
everywhere — pleasantly
diverting mush, in other words.
Good imaginative touches in the
music (Olympic Runners please
note) but sadly uninspired songs.
When, oh when, will they get
some decent lyrics to put real
soul into? Best
Happy Song", "Identify
Yourself". (6 out of 10).
JOE JACKSON: I'm The Man
(A&M). Chunky guitars,
thumping bass, hard-hitting
drumming — plus good vocals
and piano from Joe — all set a
frantic pace for this hugely
energetic R&B based collection.
A vast improvement on Joe's first
outing — especially in the
melody department — though
ironically the best tracks still
sound like Parker or Costello.
Good album — investigate. Best
tracks: "It's Different For Girls",
"On Your Radio". (7V4 out of 10).
WIRE: 154 (Harvest). Despite
anonymous presentation — the
only info on the sleeve is on the
spinel — this is a very impressive
album. Powerfully intense
atmosphere but muscular and
melodic, sparingly but very
effectively decorated — it's the
same dark landscape as Bowie,
but very much better than
"Lodger". Generous timing, free
(not so good) EP— investigate.
Best tracks: "I Should Have
Known Better", "Two People In A
Room". (7Va out of 10).
GANG OF FOUR: EntertainmentI
(EMI). Another good album.
Britain's premier hard rock have
been musically rather too cosy
lately, losing that experimental
rough edge that made their Fast
Product EP (two tracks
re-recorded here) such a stormer.
Still forceful stuff, however,
especially the pointed political
lyrics. Difficult fun — may take a
few spins to sink in. Best tracks:
"Anthrax", "At Home He's A
Tourist". (7Vi out of 10).
THE STRANGLERS: The Raven
(UA). Side one finds the bully
boys pretending to be Vikings
(tee hee) and visiting the world
being unpleasant (ho hum) about
everyone else. Good, punchy riffs
and songs, however, with fine
contributions from Cornwell and
»IM
the underrated Greenfield. Side
two, though, is distinctly ropey
with tedious self indulgence
creeping back in. But overall,
their best since "Rattus". Best
tracks: "The Raven", "Duchess".
(OVaoutoflO).
BUZZCOCKS: A Different Kind Of
Tension (UA). Likeable but
predictable — the slightly seedy
wimp pop formula is getting
rather threadbare. Buzzcocks
really do need a more daring
approach to their music and the
best stuff here comes when they
do branch out. Good full sound
with some very good individual
instrumental work (especially
bass), and generously timed as
usual. Best tracks: "I Believe",
"Hollow Inside". (7 out of 10).
HUMAN LEAGUE: Reproduction
(Virgin). With their amazing
slideshow, strong melodic songs,
warm good humour and
intriguing all synthesiser line-up,
Sheffield's excellent Human
League will certainly be among
the leaders of the '80s. This first
album suffers badly from lifeless
presentation but is a grower and
still a definite goodie. Greatness
is inevitable — be the first one on
your block etc. Best tracks: "Girl
One", "Blind Youth". (8 out of
10).
THE SKIDS: Days In Europa
(Virgin). A concept album, no less
(note same intro and outro),
about ideas of a super race in
pre-war Germany. Thin ice
indeed but thankfully there's no
sicko Nazi chic to be found in
Richard Jobson's dense purple
prose. Stuart Adamson's
powerful music is really excellent
— far more sophisticated but not
so instant as before. Quite an
achievement. Includes
"Charade". Besttrax:
"Animation", "Working For The
Yankee Dollar ". (8 out of 10).
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IS THIS the smallest letter you
have ever received? If so we want
to claim a record.
Please don't change your mag
as it is X, brill etc. as it is.
EXCEPT FOR: Red Starr was
not born but invented by two
moronic scientists who had
summf ink against The
Stranglers.
Two exceptionally biassed Man
Hunters, Lynn and Barb and
Maria.
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missive is indeed the smallest we
have received. Future letter
writers please note our new
address for mail, given at the top
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IN THE LAST issue you said that
the free single "Wrong Way" by
Squeeze wouldn't be available
anywhere else in the entire
universe. Well, you were wrongi
The single has been released
over here and shot straight to
number one, so check your facts
in future please!
Gary Numan Fan, Third Crater
From The Left, Saturn.
PS. We banned The Dooleys
from Saturn years ago.
Don't rub it in!
I Al\^ writing to inform you of a
stupid mistake in your
September 20th-October 3rd
issue.
Andy Partridge of XTC wants to
check his facts in future. Sad Cafe
have not released "Wish This
Night Would Never End" as the A
side of their single. The A side for
your information is the excellent
"Every Day Hurts".
Trying to review the product of
the band that shook America
must be a pretty hard job
especially when Andy Partridge
does not seem capable of
shaking a leaf by the sound of it.
Personal comments, however,
are not needed in reviewing
records. If the members of Sad
Cafe don't want to wear
underpants then that's their
concern. Show me proof if they
don't — not figments of Andy
Partridge's imagination.
J. M. Cann, Bideford, Devon.
I AM writing to you because I
can't think of anyone else to write
to. I'm seething with anger —
yes, seething I The smoke is
about to come out of my ears.
The reason for this outburst of
fury is the film "Quadrophenia".
lam 14 years old and ever
since I heard about this film I've
been dying to see it (Especially
since Sting is in it. Police rule.)
Well, I'm not going to see it
unless I break the law, which I'll
probably end up doing, because -
it's an X-cert. I find this incredibly
stupid as I think it's a film most
teenagers would like to see. You
wonder what goes on in the
minds of people who make the
films — they really should cater
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for us AA's. The same thing will
happen with "Swindle". I can't
see it being anything less than an
X after listening to the title track.
I don't expect you to be able to
do anything about it but I would
like to bring it to the attention of
someone who could do
something.
Jackie Hyman, Wembley,
Middlesex.
I'D LIKE to thank The Stunt Kites
through your magazine for
getting us into a club in Barnsley
for the RAR concert in which they
were appearing. The reason why
we couldn't get in was because
the hall has a licensed bar. We
couldn't get in but friends the
same age could and we felt
victimised. I know (not think) that
age limits for concerts should be
stopped. It's ridiculous.
Why doij't groups choose
venues where there is not a
licensed bar? This would allow all
fans to see the group and help
eliminate violence with broken
glasses caused by drunks at
concerts. Then we could all go
and see popular and new groups.
The organisers of the RAR gigs
were all for us to go in and see
the groups but there's always
some boring old fart who has to
give us a sample of his authority.
Groups should do "Rock Against
Age Limits" gigs. Stunt Kites are
ace — go and see them.
Ruth, Barnsley, Yorks.
A number of bands have recently
tried to arrange gigs for younger
fans who can't get in because of
the licensing laws but the fact
remains that most of the small
venues in this country are clubs
with bars and it's difficult for any
band to avoid being booked into
these places if they want to put
together a decent tour schedule.
COULD YOU please tell me if
Gordon Sumner (Sting of The
Police) is married or not? In
Smash Hits it said Andy Sumners
is married with a child and
nothing about Sting being
married, and in the September
20-October 3 issue M. T. Tumm
said what would we do if disco
was slow and Sting wasn't
married. So could you please tell
me if Sting is married.
C. Wood.
Sorry girls, but Sting is indeed
married — to well respected Irish
actress Frances Tomelty.
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THANKS FOR your interviews of
The Jam, Secret Affair and on
IVIods. Please could we have
more info on the new mod
groups like The Chords and The
Purple Hearts and please could
you print a centre spread of
Secret Affair or Madness.
We think that "Highway To
Hell" is only worth 3 out of 1 0.
We will deal with the foul
mouthed brat that called Red
Starr a prat.
Jim, Harwich, Essex.
I HAVE a complaint. This week's
mag was so good (especially the
article on Secret Affair) and I
actually finished the crossword
that I have got nothing to
complain about.
So come on Smash Hits, lower
the tone of this mag so I've got
something to complain about.
Kathy O'Shea, Allerton,
Liverpool.
Why not gripe about this next
letter being a waste of space?
THESE SHORT letters are getting
out of hand.
Jerry Hayes, Liverpool.
DID YOU know that the word
"The" was printed 431 times in
the issue September
20th-0ctober 3rd? How about
that for some useless
information?
Lorraine Fullwood,
West Bromwich.
I AM writing to reply to the Bowie
Maniac from Walthamstow. I am
also a Bowie Maniac and I totally
agree that Gary Numan is a
narcissistic rip-off of David
Bowie. Numan is the most
unoriginal boring fart I've ever
seen or heard. He and his
copying of Bowie is just an insult
and it makes me wanna puke.
Richard Read,
Longfield, Kent.
IN REPLY to the Bowie Maniac's
question, Gary Numan may be a
narcissistic rip-off of David
Bowie, but he is also very
talented. At least he doesn't need
help in writing songs and very
good they are too. He's also a lot
better looking than Bowie. So
there!
Gary Numan Maniac.
ZIGGY STARDUST was locked in
the wardrobe but David Bowie
has the key — Gary Numan stole
B the wrong one. *"•«•
Only Bowie fans will
understand this, and it annoys
me that no one realises how
great an influence Bowie is on
many people i.e. voice, music,
lyrics, clothes and even many of
his different hairstyles.
David Bowie broke the ice from
boredom into outrage for
millions and no longer gets the
credit for it, and I don't have to
say who is getting it at the
moment. I hope there are more
who appreciate him as much as I
do.
David Bowie Fan Extraordinaire,
Belfast, Northern Ireland.
I HAVE a 7-inch piece of round
black plastic with a hole in the
middle. Could you please tell me
if this is a record?
i' Sally Savcall, Chelmsford, Essex.
DEAR ANDY Partridge,
When one finally worked out
what you thought of the singles
wot you reviewed, one came to
the conclusion that methinks you
is a slight pain in the lower
abdomen.
If in future cheap thrills (and
money) are required by you to do
(and I mean DO) the singles
reviews again, please write in
such a language that a little nurd
like me can understand you!
Will Shakespeare, Stratford,
Staffs.
I AM writing to say what an ace,
fantastic, super, brilliant,
wonderful, fabulous mag Smash
Hits is because I want to see my
name in print,
Caroline Leach, Hull.
Curses — we fell for Kt
THANK YOU for printing the
words to "Message In A Bottle",
"Back Of My Hand", "The
Prince", "Lines", "Time For
Action", "War Stories" and
"Butterfly Collector". From this
selection could you please tell me
what sort of music I like?
Me and my hamster,
Birmingham.
Don't know about you, but the
hamster seems to have fairly
good taste.
GREAT POSTER of Sex Pistols!
But as for Andy Partridge of XTC,
he was rubbish at reviewing the
singles. All he did was write what
he thought of the singles, not
what they were like. Bring back
Cliff White.
The interview with Secret Affair
was great, but they sounded a bit
big headed to me and they
WON'T be as big as The
Boomtown Rats next year.
Boomtown Rats are skill, do you
hear, SKILL! ! ! My boyfriend, who
is a mod, thinks Secret Affair are
morons; all he likes is their suits.
Carol Thompson, Bognor Regis,
Sussex.
HEY, YOU better get a grip on
yourself! According to the lyrics
on the inside cover of the new
Stranglers album, you got your
words to Duchess slightly wrong.
First up, where you have
"Duchess the terrace", it's "Duch
of the terrace".
Where you have "Says she's
been raised here", it is "Says
she's Henery's kid."
And where you have the word
"roadies", it should say
"Rodneys" (as in male name).
That's all you got wrong — not
much really.
Mick The Freak, Southport.
Sorry about that. We printed the
words we received from the
Stranglers' publishers. Come to
think of it, we're not sure we
don't prefer those lyrics!
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O.K. Fred
By Errol Dunkley on
Scope Records
Chorus
OK Fred now you're a yaga yaga
OK Fred bully for you
OK Fred now you're a yaga yaga
I wanna be one too
(She said)
OK Fred now I'm a yaga yaga
OK Fred what do 1 do
OK Fred now I'm a yaga yaga
1 am just like you
She said
-Like the way that you do it
When vou do it on the quicK
She said. "Like the way that you rr^ove
I like the way that you groove
She said
Repeat chorus
OK Fred now you're a yaga yaga
OK Fred bully for you
"I like the way that you
I like the way that you move
Words and music by J- Holt
Reproduced by permission
Sparta Florida Group.
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Of View
(Squeeze A Little Lovin')
By Matumbi on Matumbi /EMI Records
Take a look at it
From my point of view (point of view)
That's when you really find out
I love you true (I love you true)
The love I got inside
Is so warm and kind
The cool gentle touch you make
Hurts me so much
Repeat chorus
I need you
Now love is a secret not to be told
You'll never find out
Until the day you grow old
That I could
1 need to
Repeat chorus
■H
Chorus
You know 1 love you
HI
Squeeze a little loving
And you love me too (you love
Bh
Out of you
me too)
■H
1 said 1 need to
But do you really need me
■H
Squeeze a little more loving
The way that 1 need you, oh baby
IH
1 need you (baby)
Now 1 ain't gonna reason or
ll^p
Now we've been together
For such a long time (such a long time)
question why
1 could follow my heart until the
day that 1 die
1
Gee, it makes me feel so good
1 need to
H
To know that you are mine (that
Rpnpst chorus
H
you are mine)
1 1 ^i- Lj \^ i-t L \-t 1 1 ^^ ' \J \J
HI
Oh baby, now love is a secret not
Don't you know 1 need you, oh
HI
to be told
baby
III
And you'll never find out
1 say ABCD, give it to me
H
Until the day you grow old
1234 1 said 1 want some more
H^l
That 1 could
ABCD give it to me
HI
Words and music by B. Fagan/V. Davies.
Reproduced by permission EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
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Friday October 19
Penetration Camhrirlije Corn Exchange
Boomtown Rats Bi.-'riinyhann Odeon
Ruts Lor'Jun Electric; Ballroom
Stranglers London Rainbow
Revillos Retford Porterhouse
Skids Livnrpool Mountford Mall
Tourists Newcastle Polytechnic
ChasSi Dave Newcastle University
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Undertones Huddersfield Polytechnic
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Saturday October 20
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Penetration Aylesbury Friars
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Ruts No'ihamplon Cricket Ground
UK Subs Middlesbrough Rock Garden
Undertones Aboryslwyth Unive'^sity
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Chas & Dave Bradford University
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Sunday October 21
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Monday October 22
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Buzzcocks Deiby Assunihiy Kuc;n".
Undertones I iverpuul Mountfort
Skids Gt Yarmouth. Tiffd'iys
Lene Lovich Birmingham Odin"
Sham 69 Manchestei Apollu
Squeeze Edinburgh Tiffanys
Gladys Knight/Pips Bristol Colston Hall
Stranglers Liverpool Romeo & Juliet
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Tourists Penzance Demel/as
Tuesday October 23
Darts London Hammersmith Odeon
Penetration Norwich St. Andrews Hall
Buzzcocks Bill kburn St Georges Hall
Boomtown Rats Oxford New Theatre
34 SMASH HITS
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UK Subs Digbeth Civic Hall
Stranglers Portsnnouth Locarno
Undertones Birmingham Odeon
Skids Manchester Apollo
Tourists Bournemouth College
Lene Lovich Hanley Victoria Hall
Sham 69 Coventry Theatre
Squeeze Dundee University
Angelic Upstarts Farnborough Tumbledown
Chas & Dave Southend Tots
The Specials/Madness/The Selecter Plymouth
Fiesta
Wednesday October 24
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Penetration Nottingham University
Buzzcocks Birmingham Odeon
Ruts Shrewsbury Music Hall
UK Subs Newport Wales Stowaway
Undertones Loughborough University
Skids Sheffield Top Rank
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Sham 69 Bath Pavilion
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Thursday October 25
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Boomtown Rats London Hammersmith Odeon
AC/DC Newcastle Mayfair
Stranglers Manchester Apollo
Undertones Portsmouth Locarno
Skids Birmingham Odeon
Tourists Coventry Warwick University
Chas & Dave Sheffield Limit Club
Squeeze Hull University
Gladys Knight/Pips London Dominion
Friday October 26
Darts Coventry New Theatre
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AC/DC Newcastle Mayfair
Ruts Guildford Surrey University
Undertones Bournemouth Winter Gardens
Skids Cambridge Corn Exchange
UK Subs Retford Porterhouse
Tourists Bristol University
Lane Lovich Glasgow Apollo
Squeeze Lancaster University
Gladys Knight/Pips London Dominion
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Merton Parkas Salford University
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Anglia University
Saturday October 27
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Penetration Leicester University
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Undertones Bracknell Sports Centre
Skids Northampton Cricket Club
UK Subs Cheltenham Whitcombe Lodge
Tourists Wolverhampton Polytechnic
Chas & Dave Manchester University
Lene Lovich Aberdeen Capitol Theatre
Squeeze Bradford University
Gladys Knight/Pips London Dominion
Angelic Upstarts Manchester Factory
Merton Parkas Birmingham Underworld
The Special/Madness/The Seiacter Hatfield
Polytechnic
Sunday October 28
Darts Eastbourne Congress Theatre
Buzzcocks Manchester Apollo
Boomtown Rats Brighton Conference Centre
AC/DC Glasgow Apollo
Stranglers Bristol Colston Hall
Penetration Bristol Locarno
Skids Blackburn King George's Hall
Lene Lovich Fife St. Andrews University
Squeeze Birmingham Odeon
Gladys Knight/Pips Wembley Conference Centre
Merton Parkas High Wycombe Town Hail
The Speeials/Madness/The Selecter Wolverhamp-
ton Civic Halt
Monday October 29
Darts Bournemouth Winter Gardens
Buzzcocks Leicester De Monfort
AC/DC Manchester Apollo
Stranglers Oxford New Theatre
Skids Newcastle City Hall
UK Subs Sheffield Penthouse
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Squeeze Norwich East Anglia University
Gladys Knight/Pips Brighton Conference Centre
Ruts Plymouth Clones
The Specials/Madness/The Selecter Birmingham
Top Rank
Tuesday October 30
Darts Portsmouth Guildhall
Penetration Hanley Victoria Hall
Buzzcocks Oxford New Theatre
Boomtown Rats Cardiff Sofia Gardens
AC/DC Manchester Apollo
Supertramp Wembley Arena
Stranglers Brighton Dome
Undertones London Rainbow
Skids Wolverhampton Civic Hall
UK Subs Leeds Fan Club
Squeeze Reading University
Ruts Exeter Routes
Merton Parkas Sheffield Limit
Wednesday October 31
Darts Portsmouth Guildhall
Penetration Manchester Middieton Civic Hall
Boomtown Rats Cardiff Sofia Gardens
UK Subs York Pop Club
Supertramp Wembley Arena
Strangers Cardiff Top Rank
Skids Brighton Top Rank
Lene Lovich Newcastle Polytechnic
Squeeze Southampton University
Ruts Sheffield Polytechnic
Tourists Birmingham Polytechnic
The Specials/Madness/The Selecter Hanley Vic-
toria Hall
Thursday November 1
Buzzcocks Guildford Civic Hall
AC/DC London Hammersmith Odeon
Supertramp Wembley Arena
Cliff Richard Oxford New Theatre
UK Subs Hull Wellington Club
Lene Lovich Carlisle Market Hall
Squeeze Canterbury Odeon
Ruts Hull University
Tourists Wakefield Unity Hall
Stranglers London Rainbow
The Specials/Madness/The Selecter Manchester
Apollo
re A Better
Man Than I
By Sham 69 on Polydor Records
Can you judge a man
By the way he wears his hair
Can you read his mind
By the clothes that he wears
Can you see a fat man
By the pattern on his tie ,
Chorus
Then mister you're a better man than I
Mister you're a better man than I
IVIister you're a better man than I
Mister you're a better man than I
Could you tell a wise man
By the way he speaks or spells
Is this more important
Than the stories that he tells
And call a man a fool
If for wealth he doesn't strive
Repeat chorus
I
Can you condone a man
If your faith he doesn't hold
Say the colour of his skin
Is the colour of his soul
Can you say that man
For King and Country oh must die
Repeat chorus i
Kster you're a better man than I
Words and music by Hug/Hugg.
Reproduced by permission Mann Music Publishers Ltd.
PIC: VIRGINIA TURBETT
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Now It's Gone
«!W|*:;«a,-.'
I remember you. don't think I don t now
Remember every word that you spoke how
So so serious with everything we done
We fought each other yet none of us won
«2f**'
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• " ■*S Now it's gone
Now it's gone
Now it's gone
Now it's gone
And now it's over
Was it that I was so unoriginal
And all I did was waste your time?
I dreamt about the things you said to me
Ripping off other people's lives
f^'t r I remember things we had are crushed now
^' Like the dream but the dream was us now
We were over before we'd begun
So you're looking at me saying it ain't true
You're crying for me but the tears are for you
So cry cry
Now it's gone (Well it's oh so blue)
Now it's gone {Now it's all come true)
Now It's gone (I guess it's all gone wrong)
■ Now it's gone (And now it's all gone)
Words and music by Chris Pope
Reproduced by permission Singatune Publishing
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